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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To be clear here, you’re saying you hate to see the *child* miserable? If that’s your concern, that’s not a concern. It’s not going to hurt your child at all to be upset while waiting for mommy. It’s actually a perfectly reasonable thing to be upset about that is easily resolved and thus laying the emotional ground work for patience. It’s a win. You/nanny validates the emotion, eg “it’s hard to wait for mommy isn’t it. You’re upset about having to wait.” Then you just calmly wait. Then after, “you waited for mommy, and then when she came you were happy!”

Nursing at 20 months sounds like torture to me but it would not be because the kid is upset while waiting. That’s actually totally fine and a very manageable and appropriate challenge for both kids. [/quote]

Agree that there needs to be more focus on helping 20m with big feelings and seeing them as growth opportunities rather than annoyance to be shut down. My goal though is ti nurse the recommended 2 years so I would not wean over this unless that is what your wife really wants to do.  Agree with others that working out a more consistent structured schedule would be helpful.   I feel a bit bad for your 20m old with all the big people not being able to handle her big emotions without annoyance or wanting to shut them down. No wonder she wants to nurse so desperately.   [/quote]

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